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Freshman Figures Enrollme 'Deadwoc BY DAN TOWERY Gamecock Staff Writer "Freshman enrollment for the fall was down, but it is difficult to say why," according to Art West, Director of Admissions. It did not come as a shock to us and most of the other institutions in the state were down. However, USC did not drop that drastically with only 149 fewer freshman enrolled for the fall (1972) term." According to the statistics, there were 2552 freshman enrolled for the fall of 1972 and 2312 for '73. This decrease was, however, well within the ten per cent plus or minus limit of the maximum number of 2500 freshman that can be yearly accepted here. "There were several factors that governed the drop, West said, and it is hard to pinpoint one as the major cause." According to West, many of the technical schools of the state are now accredited for college work. The College of Charleston, which is a state supported school, has now been given accreditation. West also cites that the regional campuses have had a lot to do with USC's enrollment. "I do not know the GAME The Gamecock is published twice sday during the fal and spring sem summer, with the exception of univ Change of address forms, subs4 should be sent to The Gamecock, 29208. Subscription rate is $3 per s The Gamecock received $36.000 fr 1973-74. Offices of the Gamecock., Russell House on the university cai are 777-8178 and 777-4249, ews, an class bostage paid at Columbia, S. THE PALMS 5825 Per HAS APARTME * car * air * pla * api * ava CON VENIENT TO DO PHQOTOG RA on camera and darkroom 18& 19 Limited to 6 studei be made by Oct. 15 Fotografie, Inc. 1524 Washington St. World Campus Thi to aCC Sen ass / Ovi ha% aid cat nt Down; )d' Lost figures of the campuses, but I am sure that they are up with their number of freshman. "You also have to take into consideration- that along with the thirteen technical schools that now offer college work, that two other campuses, Palmer (both at Charleston and Columbia) and Lander now, too, can give college work." Among other factors West gave were financial problems, the abolishment of the draft, and the fact that it isn't so important to go to college anymore, but instead to go to a tech school and leain a trade. "We noticed that our main decrease this fall occured in the male ranks, West said, and we feel that this is due to the fact that the draft is gone. The pressures of getting a good paying job has also sent more people to tech schools to learn a trade of some sort since that is the trend of the day." In order to try and get enrollment back up, the ad missions office is trying several things. It is encouraging people over 25 to come to school. If a person is over 25 then no SAT test is required. Thus far the results have been good with about 20 per cent COCK weekly on Monday and on Thur esters and once a week during the ersity holidays and exam periods. :ription requests and other mail Drawer A, USC, Columbia, S.C., emester and $2 for the summer. om the student activity fund for are rooms 317, 318 and 319 in the npus, 1400 Green St. Telephones d 777-3888, advertising. Second C. APARTMENTS~ cival Rd. NTS AVAILABLE peting conditioning y area for children Pliances furnished ilable with added den WNTOWN AND U.S.C. PHY CLASSES basics will start on October its each. Reservations must 252-7933 Afloat: Join Us! Is each September 8, February. s is the way you've always wanted learn . . .and should. Combine redited study with a fascinating iester of travel to Africa, AustraT-~ i, the Orient, and the Americas. 'r 8500 students from 450 colleges e already participated. Financial is available. Write now for free slog: WCA, Chapman College Box-100. Orange, CA 9266 Arthur West The pressures of getting a good job has sent more people to technical schools to learn of trade of some sort.' increase in this category. Student affairs are being pushed to en courage students that have dropped out for one reason or another to come back. "We feel that with these ideas and results, it will offset the drop in freshan enrollment." Despite the fact that there has been a decline in enrollment, there is an advantage to it. It has removed much of the "deadwood" that used to come to school for a year, maybe to avoid the draft or just to please their parents, and then leave, West said. 24-H r. Ope Optioned T( BY CECIL WILLIAMSON Gamecock Staff Writer As of Wednesday, Oct. 10, all qualified residence halls on the Carolina campus have been given the option to keep their lobbies open for residc-nt use 24 hours aday according to according to Elizabeth M. Clotworthy, dean for residence life. Implementation of this policy will depend upon the length of time required to bring the security operations of an individual hall up to the prescribed level. Presidents of individual dorms are now polling their residents to determine whether or not they want to take the option. The only condition is that students become aware of and agree to abide by certain limiting regulations. On'e regulation will be that only residents and their guests will be alllowed to use their respective lobbies between the hours of 12 Survey On Aged Dr. Donald H. Hoffman of USC Center for Cultural Development has received a $1,450 grant from the South Carolina Commission on Aging to expand "A Pilot Program to Measure and In crease Humanities Awareness, Attitudes, and Involvement for the Senior Citizen of South Carolina." 01 The grant, announced by w Commission Chairman John H. 0r Lumkin, Jr., will supplement pi funds received by Dr. Hoffman to from the S. C. Council on the Hiumaniitije-. USC Sti Dies In A USC sophomore resident of -Bates House Dormitory died at 4:30 Sunday morning at Richland Memorial Hospital after falling from a breezeway linking the tenth floor wings of Bates House. Richard Taylor Dowis, a native of Atlanta Georgia, was found face down in the dirt of the ground floor at the high rise dormitory. Officials said that he died of resulting injuries. Lt. William E. Shurling of the Investigation Division of Campus Police conducted the investigation. A ruling from Richland County Coroner Cecil L. Wiles is expected at any time. Dunbar Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Jim Bass, Dowis' roomate, said when depressed, Dowis often would sit on the small ledge on the other side of a retaining wall on the breezeway. They had been standing at the corner of the breezeway between A and C wings of Bates when Dowis leaped over the four- foot concrete wall, Bass said. Dowis' left foot hit the wall of n Lobbies ) Students p.m. and 8 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Clotworthy said, in order to use the lobbies during the above stated times, students may be required to show their University I.D.'s to be checked against 3 roster of the residents.This policy will in no way change present open house regulations and it will apply only to the use of lobbies during the prescribed time periods. Opening of lobbies 24 hours a day was proposed in 1970-71 by the Association of Women Students. Since that time, SGA has passed several resolutions concerning this policy. It was also recommended by the Student Life Advisory Committee. Unfortunately, im plementat ion was not possible at the time when the plan was proposed because of less stringent the mn's dorms. Because Security operations have become ws In Brie The survey will investigate the likes, dislikes, and experiences of senior citizens toward the Humanities, and serve as a guide to development of future programs involving older people. CU Seminar Contemporary University is >ening its seminar program, hich traditionally has been open ily to students in the CU ogram, to all students, according James T'. Myers, director of CIT "The purpose of the seminar is bring-tg4her p eo'fsii)$r ident Fall DICK DOWIS ...former football player C wing when jumping toward the. ledge throwing him off balance, according to Bass. He fell through the opening bet ween the ledge and the wall of C wing. Dowis was a defensive back at Carolina. A friend said he had been playing second string up until a week before the opening game with Georgia Tech, when he was put on the hunk squad. He was a Biology (Pre-Med) major in the College of Arts and Sciences. ..drmls givenl option more equalized among the residence halls, Vice President Witten has given the "go ahead" for this policy. By today there have been no residence halls which have voted for the implementation of the new policy. Clotworthy said, "upenings will hopefully coincide with Homecoming, but that is entirely up to the students." Front Page Photo By Thomas A. Price. interest in a flexible academic environment without the element of compulsion." The seminars do not involve academic credit. There are no set hours or set numbers of meetings. -The seminars aim toward providing a strong mechanism to broaden the scope of student-faculty relations. Potters Exhibit The University Union Fine Arts ('om mittee presents. "A Ceramic Art Exhibition: Five USC Un dergradu,ate Potters" pottery exhibit now showing througa~ October 20, 1973 in the nuellu